Tag: aircraft engines

All systems go for Air France bench tests

Air France has expanded its vibration analysis capabilities, which are vital to safety checks carried out on aircraft engines, with an integrated repetitive test system - Tescia. Aircraft vibration involves checking the balance is correct at two points on the engine; this is monitored by permanen...

GKN Aerospace starts shipping engine components from new facility in Johor, Malaysia

GKN Aerospace has shipped the first aero-engine components from its site in Johor, Malaysia. The CFM56 low-pressure compressor components have been delivered to an Asian engine MRO service provider. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the base certification to GKN Aerospace’s Johor...

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc H1 2020 Trading Update

First half 2020 summary Widebody engine flying hours (EFH) down approximately 50% in H1 and 75% in Q2 Good progress on Trent 1000 fixes; achieved single-digit aircraft on ground target Defence remained resilient; low double-digit percent decline in Power Systems revenue Free cash outfl...

ÉTS and Safran work to Develop Sustainable Aero-Propulsion Systems

ÉTS and Safran work to Develop Sustainable Aero-Propulsion Systems

World air traffic, which is growing by 4 to 5 percent each year, produces more than 2 percent of all human activity-related greenhouse gases. François Garnier, a faculty researcher at the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), plans to help resolve part of this problem by reducing fine and ult...

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